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    "id": 457944,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ombaka",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": "Fund because it is aimed at alleviating poverty among women and the youth. It is a great welcome, but there are a few things that we still need to learn from other funds to make this one successful. I happen to have been the Chairperson of Constituencies HIV and AIDS Committee and that was a while ago. The structure is so simple and effective. There are no Government officials. You only have the community, teachers and women; successful people in the community but they are not necessarily civil servants. They really know what it means to have this Fund. So, it was always working so well with no struggle. I do not know how we could not learn from HIV and AIDS Community where you are just dealing with the local people. Here we have civil servants who are very busy running to Nairobi for meetings. They also have meetings over there. I do not know whether they will have enough time to be meeting to talk about the Uwezo Fund. My recommendation is that we leave them out totally because the Government has a role in here. They will be able to assess or evaluate how those who receive the funds will account for them. Secondly, we need to minimize the fear that goes with funds given to women and youth. Many people are afraid of taking those funds because they believe that once you get the funds and you are not able to pay, then some of your property will be taken away. That is why there is need for training or capacity building long before the Fund is disbursed. We need to ensure that even when they fail to pay back, their property is not taken away. They can re-negotiate and extend the repayment period, instead of grabbing what they have already achieved. I think that needs to come out very clearly; that, no property of women or the youth will be taken away from them should they fail to repay the loan taken. Otherwise, I support the Motion with amendments, and look forward to working with women and the youth. Besides, we can do the reverse in terms of the structure of women representative as the proposed Act says; women representatives can bring two---"
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